US3969406A - Process for the production of carnitine - Google Patents

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US3969406A
US3969406A US05/572,316 US57231675A US3969406A US 3969406 A US3969406 A US 3969406A US 57231675 A US57231675 A US 57231675A US 3969406 A US3969406 A US 3969406A
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  • This invention relates to a process for the production of carnitine hydrochloride.
  • epichlorohydrin is first of all reacted with trimethylaminehydrochloride, the reaction product is converted with NaCN into the carnitine nitrile chloride and the latter is hydrolyzed to carnitine (see U.S. Pat. No. 3,135,788). In such process the products of all the intermediate steps are isolated. The yield amounts to about 74 percent.
  • This invention includes a process for the production of carnitine hydrochloride.
  • the process includes reacting a ⁇ -haloacetoacetanilide having the formula:
  • X is a halogen atom and Y is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, with trimethylamine, a ⁇ -trimethylammonium acetoacetanilide halide resulting.
  • the ⁇ -trimethylammonium acetoacetanilide halide is hydrogenated, a ⁇ -trimethylammonium- ⁇ -hydroxybutyric acid halide resulting.
  • the ⁇ -trimethylammonium- ⁇ -hydroxybutyric acid halide is converted by means of aqueous hydrochloric acid into carnitine hydrochloride.
  • the first reaction step and the hydrogenation step are conducted in the presence of an organic solvent or suspension agent or of water.
  • the first reaction step is conducted at a temperature between 20° and 70°C.
  • the hydrogenation step is conducted catalytically, and preferably the catalyst is platinum and/or activated charcoal.
  • the hydrogenation step is conducted at a H 2 -pressure between 5 and 70 atmospheres.
  • the hydrogenation step is conducted at a temperature between 0° and 50°C.
  • ⁇ -haloacetoacetanilides are the ⁇ -bromoacetoacetanilides and the ⁇ -chloroacetoacetanilides (preferred).
  • ⁇ -haloacetoacetanilides includes derivatives, such as, ⁇ -haloacetoacetalkylanilides, ⁇ -haloacetoacetbenzylanilides, ⁇ -haloacetoacetphenylanilides.
  • Useful ⁇ -haloacetoacetalkylanilides are those having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group-examples thereof are ⁇ -bromoacetoacet-N-ethylanilide, ⁇ -bromoacetoacet-N-methylanilide, ⁇ -bromoacetoacet-N-octylanilide, ⁇ -bromoacetoacet-N-isopropylanilide, ⁇ -bromoacetoacet-N-butylanilide, ⁇ -bromoacetoacet-N-pentylanilide, ⁇ -chloroacetoacet-N-methylanilide, ⁇ -chloroacetoacet-N-ethylanilide, ⁇ -chloroacetoacet-N-pentylanilide, ⁇ -chloroacetoace-N-octylanilide, ⁇ -chloroacetoacet-N-heptylanilide
  • Examples of useful ⁇ -haloacetoacetphenylanilides are ⁇ -chloroacetoacetphenylanilide and ⁇ -bromoacetoacetphenylanilide.
  • Examples of useful ⁇ -haloacetoacetbenzylanilides are ⁇ -chloroacetoacetbenzylanilide and ⁇ -bromoacetoacetbenzylanilide.
  • the most preferred ⁇ -haloacetoacetanilide is ⁇ -chloroacetoacetanilide.
  • the reaction of the ⁇ -haloacetoacetanilide with trimethylamine and the hydrogenation of the ⁇ -trimethylammonium acetoacetanilide chloride are conducted in water or in an organic solvent or suspension agent.
  • organic solvents or suspension agents are methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, propanol, butanol, acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide and dimethyl formamide.
  • the reaction of trimethylamine with the ⁇ -haloacetoacetanilide is preferably done at a temperature between 20° and 70°C.
  • the hydrogenation is preferably carried out catalytically and most preferably using hydrogen and using platinum or activated charcoal as the catalyst.
  • the hydrogenation step is preferably conducted at a temperature from 0° to 50°C and a H 2 pressure of 5 to 70 atm.
  • the process of this invention is distinguished by the fact, that it is a so called “one course” process, that is to say the products of the individual steps do not need to be isolated.
  • the yields which can be achieved according to the process of this invention lie at about 75 to 85 percent, or more.
  • this invention involves reacting ⁇ -chlorocetoacetic acid anilide with trimethylamine to give a ⁇ -trimethylammonium acetoacetic acid anilide chloride, which is hydrogenated to a ⁇ -trimethylammonium- ⁇ -hydroxybutyric acid anilide chloride, which in turn is converted by means of aqueous hydrochloric acid into carnitine hydrochloride.
  • the catalyst was filtered off. The filtrate was evaporated, 30 ml of water and 20 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid were added and the mixture was heated during 3 hours to 100°C. The mixture was filtered and was evaporated until dry on a rota-vaporator at 80°C. After that, the mixture was reacted with 75 ml of isopropanol and 75 ml of ethanol, and then filtered. After standing for 1 hour in a refrigerator at 3° to 5°C, the crystals were filtered off. The crystals were washed with isopropanol and were dried in high vacuum.
  • carnitine hydrochloride was obtained by precipitation with ethanol-isopropanol.
  • the carnitine hydrochloride had a melting point of 196.5° to 197°C. and the yield amounted to 77.5 percent.
  • the filtrate was concentrated, was reacted with 35 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and was hydrolyzed during 3 hours at boiling temperature.
  • the solution was filtered and was evaporated until dry in a rota-vaporator.
  • the solid residue was suspended in 110 ml of ethanol at 0° to 5°C, whereby the N-methylaniline hydrochloride was dissolved and it was possible to filter off the carnitine hydrochloride.
  • the crystalline product had a melting point of 197° to 198.5°C and was identical to an authentic sample.
  • the yield was 82 percent, based on the ⁇ -chloroacetoacetic acid-N-methylanilide.
  • the solid residue was suspended in 60 ml of ethanol at 0° to 5°C., whereby the anilinehydrochloride was dissolved and the carnitinehydrochloride could be filtered off.
  • the product had a melting point of 198° to 199°C and was identical to an authentic sample. The yield amounted to 84 percent, based on the ⁇ -chloroacetoacetic anilide.

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